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Looked at light bulb for too long

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JW1991AW · 22/01/2026 10:54

Hi, my daughter shone a bright light bulb into my eyes for about 5 seconds. It's left me with a flashing light when I blink and bad eye tension. It's been 6 days now and I'm worried it's permenant. Opticianshave checked my eyes and said all OK. GP have no idea why it's lasting. I have dry eye anyway but didn't think it would last this long. I'm finding it hard to work and just look at anything in general. I've been wearing my sunglasses a bit to block out light. Any help at all would be appreciated.

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Dandydog84 · 22/01/2026 11:02

And you just stared at it for 5 seconds?

JW1991AW · 22/01/2026 11:10

Can't have been much longer, it's definitely been brought on by that though. It was a very bright bulb but just your usual one from b and m so should do damage.

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Dandydog84 · 22/01/2026 11:15

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